Two charged in farmhouse copper theft

Police arrested two men for stealing copper pipes from a farmhouse in Jackson Township on Tuesday night, according to charged filed.

Christoper T. Cameron, 37, of Sharp Street, Wyoming, and Karl Hulsizer, 38, of Summit Street, Edwardsville, are charged with trespassing, theft, criminal mischief and conspiracy. They were arraigned Wednesday morning and jailed in the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

According to arrest papers:
A witness confronted the two suspects at 1150 Chase Road around 10 p.m., and they fled with copper piping ripped out of the home. The witnesses described the fleeing vehicle as a blue Dodge Dakota truck with a loud exhaust. Emergency dispatchers alerted area police to be on the lookout for the truck.

An off-duty Jackson Township police officer spotted the a vehicle matching the description traveling on Washington Street in Plymouth. The officer followed the vehicle to 129 Academy St., and alerted Plymouth police. The officer saw copper pipes in the bed of the truck.

Police then located Cameron and Hulsizer inside 129 Academy St., which police determined was a vacant property. During questioning, Cameron told police "he need to steal the copper piping to feed his children."